Where does “Transnistria” come from?
Transnistria (Vietnamese) comes from English Transnistria, from Romanian Transnistria, from Romanian Nistru, from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ, from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ.
Ancestry of “Transnistria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Transnistria | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Transnistria | — |
| 3 | Romanian | Nistru | Dniester |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Дънѣстръ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *Dъněstrъ | — |